“We ascribe beauty to that which is simple; which has no superfluous parts; which exactly answers its end; which stands related to all things; which is the mean of many extremes.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Flowers
A Taste of Honey ~ Patricia Barber ~
“Exhuberance is Beauty.”
– William Blake
There is a language, little known,
Lovers claim it as their own.
Its symbols smile upon the land,
Wrought by nature’s wondrous hand;
And in their silent beauty speak,
Of life and joy, to those who seek
For Love Divine and sunny hours
In the language of the flowers.
–The Language of Flowers, London, 1875
“The Amen of nature is always a flower.” Oliver Wendell Holmes
“The flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and most beautiful of all.”
― Emperor, Mulan
‘Never assume that because a man has no eyes, he cannot see.’ ~ Master Po
‘Close your eyes. What do you hear?’ ~ Master Po
‘I hear the water. I hear the birds.’ -Young Caine
‘Do you hear your own heartbeat?’ ~ Master Po
‘No.’ -Young Caine
‘Do you hear the grasshopper which is at your feet?’ ~ Master Po
‘Old Man, how is it that you hear these things?’ -Young Caine
‘Young Man, how is it that you do not?’ ~ Master Po
“Everything is blooming most recklessly; if it were voices instead of colors,
there would be an unbelievable shrieking into the heart of the night.” – Rainer Maria Rilke
”I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed.” – Garry Winogrand
Find out what somethings our gracious hosts Leanne Cole and Laura Macky have for us to look at this week… later on today. Thanks goes to L & L and to all of the talented contributors for another week of Madness.
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Maverick Mist 